Diploma in Tourism and Travel offers a business management view of New Zealand’s travel and tourism industry, focusing on identifying opportunities and enhancing communication skills for future industry leaders..
This diploma-level course provides a broad overview of the NZ tourism industry. Emphasis is placed on developing strong business and workplace management, as well as communication skills, allowing graduates to become leaders of the industry. Graduates will have excellent knowledge of tourism operations, these include business systems, commercial aviation, finance and budgeting, trends in the tourism environment and understand market changes in the industry.
Face to face in a classroom setting, with elements of blended online learning.
● Industry leading course modules – graduate ready to join one of NZ’s
fastest-growing industries.
● 60 hours Real World Experience in a tourism & travel organisation.
● Opportunity to join the Disney Cultural Exchange Programme after
course completion.
Students are assessed through a mixture of written assessments, presentations and practical role plays.
5 October 2026 – 24 September 2027
2 February – 17 December 2027
8 March 2027 – 10 March 2028
19 July 2027 – 7 July 2028
21 September – 2 October 2026
12 April – 23 April 2027
5 – 16 July 2027
27 September – 8 October 2027
14 December 2026 – 29 January 2027
20 December 2027 – 4 February 2028
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Tourism Operations Supervisor